The History of Ed Tech in a Time of Crisis

The rapid pivot to online education following the COVID-19 outbreak has universities around the world leaning heavily on educational technology to facilitate remote lectures, exams, meetings, conferences, and more. But has there been enough consideration of equity, privacy, data surveillance, and disinformation? Join Martin Weller, author of 25 Years of Ed Tech, and Anne-Marie Scott, Deputy Provost at Athabasca University for an in-depth discussion about higher education’s relationship with educational technology and the possibilities and perils that students and instructors may face.

Thursday, 14 May 2020, 12:00 pm MST

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A recording will be made available following the event.

Martin Weller is the director of The Open Education Research Hub and the director of the GO-GN network. Weller chaired the Open University’s first major online e-learning course in 1999, which attracted 15,000 students, and was the OU’s first LMS Director. His popular blog, edtechie.net features his writings on aspects of educational technology.

Anne-Marie Scott is the Deputy Provost of Athabasca University and has over 18 years of experience in online and distance education. Prior to joining Athabasca University she was the Deputy Director of Learning, Teaching, and Web Services at the University of Edinburgh. She is also the Board Chair of the Apereo Software Foundation, and an advisor to the OpenETC in B.C.

Download 25 Years of Ed Tech here.